Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts made his pitch to spend $40 million over the next two years to bridge the digital divide in the state. Read the full article online.
This isn’t the first year State Sen. Steve Erdman proposed his signature bill, the Nebraska EPIC Consumption Tax Act. Erdman’s persistent proposal — a total overhaul of Nebraska’s tax system — remains [...]
Victims or witnesses of sexual assault or other violent crimes would not be prosecuted if they were breaking drug or alcohol rules at the time, under proposals heard by the Nebraska Legislature’s [...]
With a new state tax incentive in hand, Nebraska secured a commitment Friday to keep the former First Data in Omaha and Nebraska. Read the full article online.
LINCOLN — Get ready for a good, old-fashioned “wrestling match” pitting additional property tax relief against “fiscal responsibility” in the Nebraska Legislature. Read the full article online.
Sen. Tom Briese of Albion on Wednesday urged his colleagues to "hold hands and take the leap together" now to modernize and expand the state sales tax base by including dozens of [...]
Exempting military retirement pay from income taxes drew support at a public hearing Friday. Meanwhile, a proposal to extend low income heating assistance to more people ran into objections from the Department [...]
LINCOLN — A year after passing a 50% state tax break on military retirement income, Gov. Pete Ricketts joined veterans and military officials on Friday in calling for expanding that exemption to [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska is currently one of the few states that do not give any financial benefit to those that support private schools. Read the full article online.
An ongoing debate over support for "opportunity scholarships" to fund education for low-income students in private schools was renewed Thursday in the Legislature's Revenue Committee. Read the full article online.